Disney has announced that Idina Menzel will be one of the recipients of the Disney Legends Award at this year’s ceremony! The Disney Legends Award is given to an individual who has made an extraordinary contribution to the Disney legacy. Congratulations, Idina, on this well-deserved award! You truly brought Elsa to life in a way that touched billions of people around the world.

As we know, Idina stars as Elsa in Frozen and Frozen II. Idina’s performance of the Oscar- and Grammy-winning song “Let It Go” became an international phenomenon, reaching No. 5 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, and helped launch Frozen and Frozen II on their way to becoming the two highest-grossing animated movies of all time. Her songs have amassed billions of streams and she also reprised the role of Elsa in Disney’s Ralph Breaks The Internet and appeared in numerous animated shorts, theme park experiences and more. She also appeared as Nancy Tremaine in Enchanted and also reprised the role in the Disney+ sequel, Disenchanted, out this Thanksgiving.

The awards ceremony will take place at the D23 Expo kick-off event on Friday, September 9, at 10:30 a.m. in Hall D23 inside the Anaheim Convention Center. The event will be livestreamed and will feature musical performances, special guests, and surprises for the audience, including a special performance by cast members from Disney On Broadway’s productions of Aladdin and The Lion King, and The North American Tour of Frozen.

This year’s honorees also include her FROZEN castmates, Kristen Bell, Jonathan Groff and Josh Gad among others. Will Frozen 3 also be announced at the event? Time will tell!

Idina Menzel and her sister, Cara Mentzel, have announced book tour dates for their upcoming children’s book, LOUD MOUSE! LOUD MOUSE is an illustrated book for kids ages 3-5 and will be released on September 27! Here’s the adorable synopsis:

Dee loves to sing. She sings during her morning yoga. She even sings while practicing her math facts. She usually sings to herself. But when her teacher asks everyone to share something with the class, Dee knows just what to bring: a song. And as Dee sings la, la, la, la, LOUDly in front of her class for the first time, something extraordinary happens. . . .

Some events are free and others charge “admission” but it is essentially just the cost of the book. Here’s the schedule so far:

• Reading and book signing at Winston Square Bark in Winston-Salem, NC – September 24 at 9:30 AM (Free event, details here)
• Book signing at Bookends in Ridgewood, NJ – September 29 at 6 PM (Tickets required)
• Reading and photo op at Barnes & Noble in Union Square in NYC – October 1 at 2 PM (Tickets required, signed book is included)
• Reading and photo op at Barnes & Noble at The Grove – Los Angeles, CA – October 2 at 2 PM (Tickets required, signed book is included)

If you can’t make it to any of the events but still want a signed copy, you can order one from Bookends and have it shipped.